Kimberly Pierce

For this week’s Silent Sundays, I’m highlighting five silent films to watch for Women's History Month, featuring films directed by Alice Guy Blaché, Mabel Normand, Lois Weber, Marion E. Wong, and Elsie Jane Wilson.

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Especially with the success of K-Pop Demon Hunters I think 4*Town could’ve popped.

Shag Carpet Cinema: The Screaming Woman (1972) Podcast Episode · Piercing Pop Culture · February 25 · 5m

The Screaming Woman (1972) got my head spinning this week. And… believe it or not, only some of that had to do with my shameless Ed Nelson fandom.

Untitled Tattletales fascinates me. That’s right! I’ll admit it! The game show. It’s a pre-bedtime ritual for little ‘ol me, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. This kooky little show brings together my love of the mid-1970s with pure, unabashed messiness in a way I’m not sure anything else has quite equaled. Through all that mess, though, I’m fascinated by…

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Tattletales fascinates me. That’s right! I’ll admit it! The game show. It’s a pre-bedtime ritual for little ‘ol me, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. This kooky little show brings together my love of the mid-1970s with pure, unabashed messiness in a way I’m not sure anything else has…

Every word of this headline just gets better and better.

The premise sounds amazing, and fucking love David Leitch movies. 👍

Love this.

People or things it took you far too long to appreciate.

Bette Davis.
Rebel Without a Cause
Citizen Kane
James Stewart
The late 1950s/early 1960s tv western.

I just found Shari Lewis on an episode of Tattletales. All I want now is Lamb Chop to pop up at an awkward moment.

YouTube video by Netflix Take That | Official Trailer | Netflix

It’s taken me 8 days to find this trailer?!?
Algorithm fail.

I may have gotten a region free DVD player specifically so I could watch Take That concert DVDs during a particularly deep rabbit hole.

Cinema!

The older I get, the more I realize something. Despite how hard I try, I am not one thing. I am not only a critic. I am not only an academic. I want to be many things. I want to explore. To be creative. To find my joy. I want to show there is joy and wonder out there in entertainment. Play with it. Be inspired. It’s possible to stretch your boundaries, make something new, take a chance.

Kim’s Letterboxd Top Actor for 2025 William Smith and Director Greydon Clark.

Now, can I top this energy in 2026?

Psst...Velvet Goldmine is back on the Criterion Channel.

PPC Deep Dive: Ann-Margret Ann-Margret is a performer who’s lived in my pop culture consciousness for longer than I care to admit. Over the course of her almost 65-year career, she’s appeared in many of my most formative films. From Bye Bye Birdie to Grumpy Old Men, these are the movies that made me, well… me.  There’s been one film, though, that’s stood the test of time, perhaps more so than any other.

PPC Deep Dive: Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret is a performer who’s lived in my pop culture consciousness for longer than I care to admit. Over the course of her almost 65-year career, she’s appeared in many of my most formative films. From Bye Bye Birdie to Grumpy Old Men, these are the movies that made…

"Hawke allows this desperation to seep in slowly, like a balloon letting out air over the course of a party."

At @ebertvoices.bsky.social I wrote about Ethan Hawke's masterful work in BLUE MOON as one the year's great performances

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We’ve hit pause now SEASON XIII is over, which means it’s the perfect time to catchup on anything you missed!

And thanks to our many guests, including @missmaimepeas.bsky.social @katiesmithwong.bsky.social @kpierce624.bsky.social @ajblack.bsky.social @brendonconnelly.bsky.social … (1/2)

Previously on PPC: The Flying Saucer (1950) In this week's trip to the archives, Kim ventures to some of the earliest sci-fi entries in what was then a "post Roswell" world. Is The Flying Saucer really worth all the hype it gives itself as one of the first modern flying saucer movies?

Previously on PPC: The Flying Saucer (1950)

In this week's trip to the archives, Kim ventures to some of the earliest sci-fi entries in what was then a "post Roswell" world. Is The Flying Saucer really worth all the hype it gives itself as one of the first modern flying saucer movies?

This is just a friendly reminder that WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995) is one of the great modern Christmas adjacent romantic comedies.

I haven’t watched it in far, far too long. Im finally remedying that.

A promotional screenshot from The Hour.

Not only have I discovered that The Hour is currently available on Tubi (for all who need to know!!), but kids… I’d completely forgotten that Andrew Scott and Vanessa Kirby pop up in the show.

*Chef’s Kiss*

What are four Christmas movies to know you by? #filmsky

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There’s a new season of Shetland coming… and I’m unforgivably behind.

I had one job.

Previously on PPC: Bud and Lou (1978) When you stumble upon a made-for-tv movie looking at the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, you check it out. Was Kim expecting this drama bio-pic about comedy legends Abbott and Costello to be gold? No. She still wasn't expecting what she got though...

Previously on PPC: Bud and Lou (1978)

When you stumble upon a made-for-tv movie looking at the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, you check it out. Was Kim expecting this drama bio-pic about comedy legends Abbott and Costello to be gold? No. She still wasn't expecting what she got though...

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen

Ringo Starr
Michael Ball
Michael Crawford
Donny Osmond
The Monkees

Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love 🎥🎬

My yesterday, today and forever answer.

Nope. I can’t believe it has been that long.

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I just saw a post mentioning that David Tennant’s Doctor Who debut is officially 20
years old. I’m going need social media to stop reminding me how old I am.

Always a good decision ❤️

For once, I’m on time this week with my #LastFourWatched

Previously on PPC: Baby It’s You (1983) Kim tackles a task that's far overdue and sits down for a first-time-watch of the 1983 film, Baby It's You. Two words, Vincent Spano.

In this week's Previously on PPC, I jumped head first into Baby It's You (1983). Two words. Vincent Spano. I'm actually really surprised I haven't talked Oscar (1991) on any of the channels yet.

Critics Corner: The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) Every so often a film comes along that leaves you speechless. It leaves you flummoxed and searching for words. These movies can be a journey of the most befuddling variety. Are they brilliant? Are they terrible? Are we audience members just too dumb to figure out what they're trying to say? Kids, this is where I came to The Testament of Ann Lee…

Kids, can we please just give Lewis Pullman all the roles? I lied the "Let's Put on a Show" mentality that I saw in The Testament of Ann Lee.